Alphabet he said today that Everyday Robots Project, One team των πειραματικών X labs αφιερωμένη στη δημιουργία “learning robot γενικής χρήσης”, μετέφερε μερικά από τα πρωτότυπα μηχανήματα της έξω από το εργαστήριο στα campus του Google Bay Area και τους ανέθεσε μερικά ελαφριά καθήκοντα φύλαξης – καθαρισμού.
The Verge reports:
“We now manage a fleet of more than 100 prototypes robot that autonomously run a range of useful tasks around our offices," said Everyday Robots Project head Hans Peter Brondmo in a blog post.
"The same robot that sorts garbage can now be equipped with various cleaners to sweep tables, grab cups and open doors."
These robots are essentially wheeled arms, with a reusable arm at the end of a flexible arm attached to a center tower.
There is a "head" at the top of the tower with cameras and sensors for mechanical vision and something resembling a rotating LED unit on the side, possibly for navigation.
According to Brondmo, these robots were first used to classify recycling when Alphabet made its Everyday Robot debut in 2019.
The promise made by the company (as well as by many other startups businesses and competitors) is that machine learning will eventually enable robots to operate in “unstructured” environments such as homes and offices.